Iran's Proxy Warfare and Recent Retaliatory Strikes Escalate Regional Tensions

Iran's strategy of fighting its enemies abroad by proxy and recent missile and drone strikes in retaliation for terrorist attacks have heightened tensions with neighboring countries and raised the risks of a wider conflict.

• Iran has been linked to conflicts in Israel and Gaza, Yemen and the Red Sea, and Pakistan, as it seeks to establish itself as the most powerful nation in the Persian Gulf region, often fighting its enemies abroad by proxy.
• Iran has long armed, trained, financed, advised and even directed several movements that share Iran’s enemies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and Hamas in the Palestinian territories.
• Iran has recently carried out missile and drone strikes in Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan, in retaliation for terrorist attacks that killed dozens of Iranians, causing tensions with these countries and accusations of endangering regional stability.
• Iran's retaliation has exposed its vulnerability to internal and external threats and has raised the risks of a wider and more dangerous conflict in the region.
• Iran's strikes have also served as a display of power and a message to its rivals, particularly Israel and the United States, with the use of the Kheibar Shekan missile, which has a range of 1,450 kilometers and is widely regarded as designed for targeting Israel.

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